Descriptive Summary and Abstract
Cushing Memorial Library
College Station, TX 77843-5000
Crider, Bill
Inventory of the Bill
Crider Papers:
1987+
32 linear ft.
The collection spans
Bill Crider’s entire career. A near-complete run of manuscripts traces his
writing career, supplemented by a correspondence file, miscellaneous material,
and books and magazines. A long run of “DAPA-EM,” the organ of a mystery
writers amateur press association completes the collection.
Scif MSS 00171
English.
Biographical Note
Bill (Allen Billy) Crider was born
July 28, 1941 in
Mexia, Texas. He received a B. A. degree from the
University of Texas at Austin in 1963, a Masters degree from North Texas State
University in 1966, and a Ph. D. from the University of Texas at Austin in
1972. Crider taught in high school for two years, followed by college teaching
at Howard Payne University. From 1983 forward, he taught at Alvin Community
College, where he chaired the English Department.
Crider is a prolific writer who writes in a variety of genres,
including
mysteries,
westerns,
horror, and young adult novels. He is best known for
his mystery novels, particularly the
Sheriff Dan Rhodesseries. Crider is a
member of the Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers League, and the
Western Writers of America. He has been awarded the
Anthony Award for best first novel (
Too Late to Die.), and the
Golden Duck Award for best the best
juvenile science fiction novel of 1998 (
Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror.)
Scope and Content Note
The collection spans
Bill Crider’s entire career. A near-complete run
of manuscripts traces his writing career, supplemented by a correspondence
file, miscellaneous material, and books and magazines. A long run of “
DAPA-EM,” the organ of a mystery writers amateur press
association completes the collection.
Organization of the Papers
This collection is organized into 5 series:
- Series 1. Manuscripts, 1939-1979, undated.
- Series 2. Correspondence, 1978-1998.
- Series 3. Magazines, 1971-Sept.2002, undated.
- Series 4. Mystery Amateur Press Association, May 1981-July 2002.
- Series 5. Books, 1981-2002.
Access
No restrictions.
Usage Restrictions
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or
their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Online Catalog Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog of Cushing Memorial Library. Researchers wishing to find related
materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Names
Crider, Bill
DAPD-EM
Subjects
Mystery
Westerns
Science Fiction
Provenance
Received from Bill Crider.
Processing Information
Processed by Hal Hall in
November 2004
Detailed Description of the Collection:
Series 1. Manuscripts,
1939-1979,
undated.
1/10
Adventure of the Christmas Ghosts, The
Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-30,
undated.
1/20
Apache Law # 2: Hellfire. Page Proofs. Composition
sheet; p. 7-231 (printed 2-up),
undated.
1/30
Apache Law No. 3 MSS, leaves 1-165,
undated.
1/40
Archangel Alternative, The by
Bill Crider and
Jack Davis. Manuscript. Outline p. [1]-32,
undated.
1/50
Archangel Alternative, The. by
Bill Crider and
Jack Davis. Manuscript. Outline p. [1]-32.
(Copy 2),
undated.
1/60
Avalanche Run Page proofs. Transmittal letter,
page proofs p. [1], [I-vi], 1-200, [1],
undated.
1/70
Avalanche Run, by
William Grant. (Faraday Series, Volume
Seven. Folder 1. Manuscript. Cover sheet, MSS p. 1-151,
undated.
1/80
Avalanche Run, by
William Grant. (Faraday Series, Volume
Seven. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 152-254,
undated.
1/90
Avalanche Run, The by
William Grant. (Faraday Series, Book VII)
Cover letter; Outline p. 1-36, bound,
undated.
1/100
Avalanche Run, The by
William Grant. Prospectus, p. 1-25,
undated.
1/110
Black Medallion, The Prospectus. Rejection
letter; TSR Calls for Writers (2 sheets); MSS p. [1]-51,
undated.
1/120
Black Medallion, The Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-201;
Outline, p. 50-51,
undated.
1/130
Black Medallion, The Prospectus. P. [1]-51,
undated.
1/140
Black Medallion, The Manuscript, Partial.
Chapters 8-14. MSS p. 37-99,
undated.
1/150
Black Medallion, The Manuscript. Prologue, p.
[1-2]; holograph notes (1 sheet); MSS p. 2-163,
undated.
1/160
Black Medallion, The Partial Manuscript. Missing
pp 6-151,
undated.
1/170
Blest Be the Ties Manuscript. MSS p. 1-12,
undated.
1/180
Blood Dreams. Page Proofs. Corrections sheet;
transmittal letter; front matter (3 sheets); p. 9-350,
undated.
1/190
Blood Marks Folder 1. Copy edited manuscript p.
[I-iv], [1], 1-160,
undated.
1/200
Blood Marks Folder 2. Copy edited manuscript p.
161-313,
undated.
1/210
Bogart Mystery MSS, leaves 1-23,
undated.
1/220
Booked for a Hanging Page Proofs. Corrections
sheet, p. 0-203, printed 2-up,
undated.
1/230
Booked for a Hanging <emph>(Sheriff Dan
Rhodes)</emph> Folder 1. Edited Manuscript. Cover letter; MSS p. 1-144,
undated.
1/240
Booked for a Hanging<emph> (Sheriff Dan
Rhodes)</emph> Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS p. 145-269,
undated.
1/250
Boppin' at the High School Hop. Manuscript. MSS
p. 1-24,
undated.
1/260
Bugging Out. Manuscript. Rejection letter; cover
sheet; MSS p. [1]-61,
undated.
1/270
Bugging Out. Manuscript. Cover sheet; MSS p.
[1]-151,
undated.
2/10
But I Feel the Bright Eyes Edited Manuscript. MSS
p.[1]-31. (For the collection Dark Destiny),
undated.
2/20
But I Feel the Bright Eyes Corrected Manuscript.
Cover letter; MSS p. 1-31. (For the collection Dark Destiny),
undated.
2/30
But I Feel the Bright Eyes Manuscript. MSS p.
[1]-33,
undated.
2/40
But I Feel the Bright Eyes. Manuscript. MSS p.
[1]-33
undated.
2/50
Cap'n Bob and Gus Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-27,
undated.
2/60
Captain Adventure and the Pirates MSS leaves [1],
1-109,
undated.
2/70
Captive Soul, The Manuscript, p. [1]-24,
undated.
2/80
Cat Burglar (Cat Crimes III) Page proofs p. 66-75,
with transmittal letter,
undated.
2/90
Clay Pit, The Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-15,
undated.
2/100
Cody's Army: Hostage Town. Outline. Prospectus p.
[1]-7,
undated.
2/110
Cody's Army: Hostage Town. Manuscript. Folder 1.
Title page; MSS p. 1-112,
undated.
2/120
Cody's Army: Hostage Town. Manuscript. Folder 2.
MSS p. 113-245,
undated.
2/130
Colorado Special, The Folder 1. Transmittal
letter, cover sheet, edited manuscript p. 1-209,
undated.
2/140
Colorado Special, The Folder 2: Edited manuscript,
p. 210-323,
undated.
2/150
Comanche Code by
Matthew S. Hart. Cover letter from James (2
leaves); Outline p. [1], 1-35,
undated.
2/160
Comes the Dark Incomplete Manuscript,
undated.
2/170
Coyote Connection, The Edited Manuscript. Cover
letter; Unnumbered pages, ca. 250,
undated.
2/180
Cursed to Death Manuscript. Title page; dedication
page; MSS p. [1]-201,
undated.
2/190
Cursed to Death <emph>(Sheriff Dan Rhodes)</emph>
Copy edited MSS, leaves 1-207,
undated.
2/200
Dangerous Thing, A Edited manuscript p. [1]-65,
undated.
2/210
Dangerous Thing, A Folder 1. Page Proofs. Cover
letter; style sheets (3 leaves); front matter (10 leaves); p. [1]-93,
undated.
2/220
Dangerous Thing, A Folder 2. Page Proofs. p.
94-189,
undated.
2/230
Dangerous Thing, A Folder 1. Manuscript. Front
matter (8 sheets); MSS p. 1-158,
undated.
2/240
Dangerous Thing, A Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
159-270,
undated.
2/250
Dangerous Thing, A. Synopsis Manuscript. MSS p.
1-12,
undated.
2/260
Dead on the Island Correct Manuscript, MSS p.
[1]-200,
undated.
2/270
Dead on the Island Page Proofs. Corrections sheet,
style sheets (4), p. I-vii, 1-192,
undated.
2/280
Death and Blue Skies Folder 1, manuscript, p. [1],
map, 1-172,
undated.
2/290
Death and Blue Skies Folder 2, manuscript, p.
173-315,
undated.
3/10
Death by Accident <emph>(A Sheriff Dan Rhodes
Mystery)</emph> Folder 1, copy edited MSS, leaves 1-164,
undated.
3/20
Death by Accident<emph> (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes
Mystery)</emph> Folder 2, copy edited MSS, leaves 165-275,
undated.
3/30
Death by Accident <emph>(A Sheriff Dan Rhodes
Mystery)</emph> Folder 1, MSS leaves [2], 1-157,
undated.
3/40
Death by Accident <emph>(A Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mystery)
</emph>Folder 2, MSS leaves [2], 158-276,
undated.
3/50
Death by Accident<emph> (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes
Mystery)</emph> Folder 1, Page Proofs. Transmittal letter, holograph
corrections note sheet, publisher's style sheets (3), leaves i-viii, 1-127,
undated.
3/60
Death by Accident<emph> (A Sheriff Dan Rhodes
Mystery)</emph> Folder 2, Page Proof leaves 128-280
undated.
3/70
Death on the Move Manuscript. Title page;
Dedication page; MSS p. [1]-220,
undated.
3/80
Death on the Move. Galley Proofs. Cover letter;
corrections sheets (2 leaves); front matter (5 leaves); p. 1-193; [1]
undated.
3/90
Death's Brother. Page proofs. Sequence p. 167-182,
with transmittal letter,
undated.
3/100
Desert Heat Edited Manuscript,
undated.
3/110
Desert Heat Edited Manuscript,
undated.
3/120
Desert Heat Partial Manuscript. Missing Ch. 1-13,
undated.
3/130
Diamond Lead, The Manuscript p. 1-97,
undated.
3/140
Down by the Graveyard by
Jack MacLane. Synopsis, p. 1-2. (2 copies),
undated.
3/150
Down By the Graveyard Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS
p. 2-205,
undated.
3/160
Down By the Graveyard Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
206-351,
undated.
3/170
Dreamers by
Jack MacLane. MSS leaves [1], 1-187,
undated.
3/180
Dreamers,
undated.
3/190
Dreamspeaker Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-30,
undated.
3/200
Dreamspeaker Edited Manuscript. MSS p.[1]-30,
undated.
3/210
Dying Voices Page Proofs. Corrections sheet, MSS
p. [8], 1-197,
undated.
3/220
Easter Cat, The Manuscript, p. [1]-21,
undated.
3/230
Empty Manger, The<emph> (Sheriff Dan
Rhodes)</emph> Notes Sheet, MSS p. 1-107,
undated.
3/240
Evil at the Root. Folder 1, Page Proofs.
Transmittal letter, corrections sheet, style sheet (2 leaves), chronology (2
leaves), MSS p. [5], 1-81,
undated.
3/250
Evil at the Root. Folder 2, Page Proofs, p.
82-214,
undated.
3/260
Evil at the Root.Synopsis Manuscript p. 1-106
with two note sheets,
undated.
3/270
Executioner, The: The 90-Minute War Prospectus.
Outline, p. [1]-9; Cover letter to James. Prospectus: Cover sheet; p. [1]-18.
Prospectus: p. [1]-15. Executioner Plot,
undated.
3/280
Faraday: Deadly Circus. Prospectus. p. 1-6,
undated.
3/290
Faraday: Death at Center Stage. Prospectus. p.
1-25, cover letter,
undated.
3/300
Faraday: Death at Center Stage. Partial Copy,
undated.
3/310
Fargo/Blood Wedding MSS leaves 1-194,
undated.
4/10
Final Act, The. (Faraday Series Volume 4) Outline.
P. 1-32, bound,
undated.
4/20
Galveston Gunman Page Proofs. Transmittal letter,
corrections sheet, MSS p. 1-180,
undated.
4/30
Galveston Gunman Folder 1. Edited Manuscript.
Cover letter, MSS p. I, iii-v, style sheet, MSS p. 1-117,
undated.
4/40
Galveston Gunman Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS
p. 118-217, corrections sheet,
undated.
4/50
Galveston Gunman. Manuscript. Title page;
dedication page, MSS p. 1-217,
undated.
4/60
Gator Kill Page proofs. Corrections sheet,
style sheet (2 leaves), corrected page proofs p. [8], 1-186,
undated.
4/70
Gator Kill Folder 1. Manuscript. Transmittal
letter, production note, p. I-viii, 1-124,
undated.
4/80
Gator Kill Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 125-260,
undated.
4/90
Gator Kill Edited Manuscript. Title page; MSS p.
1-205,
undated.
4/100
Ghost of a Chance, A Folder 1. Page Proofs. Cover
letter; composition sheet; fax transmittal; corrections sheet; p. I-vii; p.
1-171,
undated.
4/110
Ghost of a Chance, A Folder 2. Page Proofs. p.
172-263,
undated.
4/120
Ghost of a Chance, The (<emph>Sheriff Dan Rhodes #
10</emph>), Folder 1, holograph note sheet, MSS leaves 1-195,
undated.
4/130
Ghost of a Chance, The (<emph>Sheriff Dan Rhodes #
10</emph>), Folder 2, MSS leaves 195-314,
undated.
4/140
Gored. Page Proofs. Copyright page, Murder Most
Delicious; p. 92-107,
undated.
4/150
Gored. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-27,
undated.
4/160
Half-Breeds: Western/Horror Stories Article
Manuscript. MSS p. [1-14,
undated.
4/170
Hanged Man Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-53
(prospectus); MSS p. 1-116,
undated.
4/180
Hanged Man Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p. 117-246,
undated.
4/190
Hanged Man Folder 1. Edited Manuscript. Cover
letter; title page; p. I-viii; MSS p. 1-180,
undated.
4/200
Hanged Man Folder 2. Edited Manuscript. MSS p.
181-262,
undated.
4/210
Heart of Ahriman, The by
Charlotte Laughlin and
Bill Crider. Manuscript. Credit List (1
sheet); mss: Prologue p. [1]-2; mss p. [1]-221. (Features
Robert E. Howard),
undated.
4/220
Heart of Ahriman, The Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-10,
undated.
4/230
Heart of Ahriman, The, by
Charlotte Laughlin and
Bill Crider Prospectus. Title page; prologue, p.
1-2; MSS p. [1]-43; p. 212-221; Synopsis, p. [1]-2,
undated.
5/10
I am Legend Screenplay by
Mark Protosevich. Bound manuscript. p.
1-124,
undated.
5/20
Ice Beast, The By
James M. Reasoner and
Bill Crider. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-21,
undated.
5/30
It's All a Croc(k). Prospectus. Outline, p.
[1]-9; Cover letter to James. Prospectus: Cover sheet; p. Prospectus. P. [1]-7;
Fax to
Ed Gorman; Proposal for
Bed and Breakfast Series,
undated.
5/40
Jack of Thieves Manuscript, p. [1]-29,
undated.
5/50
Jack of Thieves Manuscript. Letter from
Erin Kelly, MSS p. [1]-29,
undated.
5/60
Jungle Fire MSS, leaves 1-200,
undated.
5/70
Jungle Fire Edited MSS, leaves 1-222,
undated.
5/80
Just Before Dark Page Proofs. Corrections sheet,
cover letter, p. [2-4], 5-288 (printed 2-up),
undated.
5/90
Keepers of the Beast Manuscript. Folder 1. Front
matter (3 sheets); MSS p. 1-146,
undated.
5/100
Keepers of the Beast Manuscript. Folder 2. MSS p.
147-287,
undated.
5/110
Lin Carter,
undated.
5/120
Louis L'Amour,
undated.
5/130
Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by
Bill Crider. Folder 1. Contract (2 leaves);
Revisions (5 leaves); Cover Letter; Front matter (10 leaves); MSS p. 1-139.
5/140
Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by
Bill Crider. Folder 2. MSS p. 140-290.
5/150
Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by
Bill Crider. Folder 1 Copy-edited
Manuscript. Cover letter; Front matter (8 leaves); MSS p. 1-159.
5/160
Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by
Bill Crider. Folder 2 Copy-edited
Manuscript. MSS p. 160-290; Contributor List; Index, p. [1]-17; Plates, p.
[1-4].
5/170
Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by
Bill Crider. Folder 1. Galley Proofs.
5/180
Mass Market American Paperbacks, 1939-1979, edited by
Bill Crider. Folder 2. Galley Proofs.
6/10
Medicine Show Page Proofs. p. 3-184 (incomplete),
undated.
6/20
Medicine Show. Edited Manuscript. Cover letter;
front matter (4 sheets); MSS p. [1]-266,
undated.
6/30
Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man MSS leaves
[1], 1-137,
undated.
6/40
Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man
Transmittal letter, copy edited MSS, leaves 1-144,
undated.
6/50
Mike Gonzo and the Almost Invisible Man Partial
Copy,
undated.
6/60
Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Transmittal
letter, copy edited MSS, leaves 1-149,
undated.
6/70
Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Original first
draft, with editor's suggested cuts and edits. Cover sheet with note, MSS. p.
1-155,
undated.
6/80
Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Manuscript p.
1-161,
undated.
6/90
Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Folder 1.
Manuscript. Title page; dedication page; MSS p. 1-52,
undated.
6/100
Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Folder 2.
Manuscript. MSS p. 53-148,
undated.
6/110
Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror Transmittal letter,
copy edited MSS, leaves 1-134,
undated.
6/120
Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror Manuscript, p. [1],
[1]-133,
undated.
6/130
Partial Copy,
Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror
undated.
6/140
Montana Madman Folder 1, MSS leaves 1-135,
undated.
6/150
Montana Madman Folder 2, MSS leaves 136-217,
undated.
6/160
Moom. by
Jack MacLane. Folder 1. Manuscript. Title
page; MSS p. [1]-176,
undated.
6/170
Moom. by
Jack MacLane. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
177-301,
undated.
6/180
Murder in the Mist Folder 1, Page proofs.
Correction sheet, production sheets, leaves 1-130,
undated.
6/190
Murder in the Mist Folder 2, Page proofs, leaves
131-245,
undated.
6/200
Murder in the Mist (A Stanley Waters Blue Skies Mystery)
Folder 1, MSS, leaves [2], 1-189,
undated.
6/210
Murder in the Mist (A Stanley Waters Blue Skies
Mystery) Folder 2, MSS, leaves 190-230, [231],
undated.
7/10
Murder is an Art Folder 1. Page Proofs.
Transmittal letter, fax transmittal, corrections sheet, composition sheet, p.
I-vi, 1-165,
undated.
7/20
Murder is an Art Folder 2. Page Proofs, p.
166-246,
undated.
7/30
Murder Most Fowl (<emph>Sheriff Dan
Rhodes</emph>). Page proofs. Corrections sheet; page proofs p. [6],
[1]-200,
undated.
7/40
Murder Most Fowl. Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS p.
1-143,
undated.
7/50
Murder Most Fowl. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
144-264,
undated.
7/60
Murder Most Fowl. Folder 1. Manuscript. Cover
sheet (2 leaves), MSS 1-143,
undated.
7/70
Murder Most Fowl. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
106-266,
undated.
7/80
Murder Takes a Break (A Truman Smith Novel).
Folder 1, Edited MSS, leaves [2], 1-155,
undated.
7/90
Murder Takes a Break (A Truman Smith Novel).
Folder 2, Edited MSS, leaves [2], 156-293,
undated.
7/100
Murder Takes a Break,
undated.
7/110
Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 1, Copy edited MSS,
transmittal letter, publisher's style sheet, MSS leaves 1-169,
undated.
7/120
Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 2, Copy edited MSS,
leaves 170-326,
undated.
7/130
Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 1, page proofs. Corrections
sheet, transmittal letter, interoffice memo, p. [1], i-viii, 1-140,
undated.
7/140
Murder Under Blue Skies Folder 2, page proofs, p.
141-247
undated.
7/150
Muttketeer Corrections sheet, Page proofs, p.
7-144,
undated.
7/160
My Heart Cries for You. Page Proofs. p. [1]-47;
limited edition sheet,
undated.
7/170
My Heart Cries for You. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-30,
undated.
7/180
New Black Cat, The Page proofs p. 196-210,
undated.
7/190
New Black Cat, The Manuscript, MSS p. [1]-37
undated.
7/200
Night Before Christmas, The Manuscript p. [1]-20,
undated.
7/210
Night Before Christmas, The Page Proofs, from the
collection Santa Clues. Cover Letter; p. 236-239,
undated.
7/220
Nighttime is the Right Time : A Collection of
Stories, by
Bill Crider. Folder 1: Manuscript. Transmittal
letter, copy edited MSS, p. 1-105. Contents:
Gored;
Cap'n Bob and Gus;
Poo Poo;
See What the Boys in the Locked Room will Have;
The Santa Claus Caper; I
It Happened at Grandmother's House;
The Nighttime is Right Time ;
An Evening Out with Carl;
Blest be the Ties;
King of the Night;
How I Found a Cat;
Lost True Love; and
Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
undated.
7/230
Nighttime is the Right Time : A Collection of
Stories, by
Bill Crider. Folder 2: Copy edited mss, p.
106-211,
undated.
7/240
Nighttime is the Right Time, The Edited
Manuscript. Cover letter, corrections sheet, MSS p. 1-174,
undated.
7/250
Nighttime is the Right Time. Manuscript. MSS p.
[1]-31,
undated.
8/10
One Dead Dean Manuscript. Rejection letter, MSS
p. [1]-204,
undated.
8/20
One Dead Dean Manuscript. Dedication page; MSS p.
[1]-204,
undated.
8/30
One Dead Dean Page Proofs. Corrections sheets (2
leaves); Front matter (7 leaves); p. 1-199,
undated.
8/40
Outrage at Blanco Folder 1. Manuscript. Cover
letter, title page, dedication, MSS p. 1-118,
undated.
8/50
Outrage at Blanco Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
119-240,
undated.
8/60
Outrage at Blanco Folder 1, Edited Manuscript.
Dell Composition sheets (10), MSS p. 1-120,
undated.
8/70
Outrage at Blanco Folder 2, Edited Manuscript. MSS
p. 121-249,
undated.
8/80
Outrage at Blanco. Folder 1. Manuscript. Front
matter (2 sheets); MSS p. 1-120,
undated.
8/90
Outrage at Blanco. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
121-240,
undated.
8/100
Outrage at Blanco. Missing pp 1-175,
undated.
8/110
Paths of Righteousness, The, by
James Reasoner and
Bill Crider. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-56,
undated.
8/120
Paths of Righteousness, The, by
James Reasoner. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-51;
Paths Outline, p. [1]-4,
undated.
8/130
Paths of Righteousness, The. by
James M. Reasoner and
Bill Crider. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-56,
undated.
8/140
Prairie Chicken Kill, The (Truman Smith #4),
Folder 1, manuscript p. [2], 1-171,
undated.
8/150
Prairie Chicken Kill, The (Truman Smith #4),
Folder 2, manuscript p. 172-268,
undated.
8/160
Prairie Chicken Kill, The page proofs,
corrections sheet, transmittal letter, style sheet (4 leaves), MSS p. [7],
[1]-208,
undated.
8/170
President's Cat is Missing, The (A
Techno-thriller). Manuscript, Chapter Fifteen. MSS p. [1]-18,
undated.
8/180
Prisoners, The by
Matthew S. Hart.
Cody's Law, Book IX, Outline. p. [2], 1-39,
undated.
8/190
Private Eye Hero, The: A Study of the Novels of Dashiell
Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross MacDonald. Typescript. Ph. D.
Dissertation, University of Texas, Austin, 1972. 169 p.,
undated.
8/200
Put Them All Together, They Spell Murder
Manuscript p. 1-18,
undated.
8/210
Quick . . . And the Dead Manuscript. MSS p. 1-11,
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Ralph (That's Me) and the Girl Who Wanted to be Sherlock
Holmes Manuscript. Title page; Dedication Page; MSS p. 1-203,
undated.
8/230
Ralph (That's Me) and The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock
Holmes. Edited manuscript. Cover letter from Barb, mss. p. [1-3].
6-205, title sheet, p. 1-5. (First draft?),
undated.
8/240
Ralph (That's Me) and The Girl Who Wanted to Be Sherlock
Holmes. Manuscript. Title page, dedication, MSS p. 1-203,
undated.
9/10
Red Moon's Raid as by
Matthew S. Hart. (
Cody's Law Series, Book XI-Outline). Manuscript p.
[1], 1-40,
undated.
9/20
Red, White and Blue Murder Folder 1, MSS, leaves
1-162,
undated.
9/30
Red, White and Blue Murder Folder 2, MSS leaves
163-310,
undated.
9/40
Red, White, and Blue Murder. Manuscript. MSS p.
1-103,
undated.
9/50
Rest in Peace, by
Jack MacLane. Page Proofs. Cover letter;
corrections sheet; front matter (3 sheets), p. 6-319,
undated.
9/60
Rhodes. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-93,
undated.
9/70
Rollerball. Screenplay by
Larry Ferguson. Bound manuscript. p. 1-110,
undated.
9/80
Rose of Tralee, The Manuscript, p. [1]-15,
undated.
9/90
Ryan Rides Back Edited manuscript. MSS p. [2],
[1]-204,
undated.
9/100
Ryan Rides Back Galley proofs (incomplete).
Corrections sheets (2), galley proofs p. [2], 2-181, lacking pages noted on
corrections sheets,
undated.
9/110
Ryan Rides Back Paperback book, Ballantine Books,
1989 .
9/120
Ryan Rides Back. Edited Manuscript. p. i-iii, MSS
p. 1-204,
undated.
9/130
Ryan Rides Back. Folder 1. Manuscript. MSS p.
[1]-140, 100,
undated.
9/140
Ryan Rides Back. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
101-204 (p. 101-140 duplicated),
undated.
9/150
Santa Claus Caper, The Manuscript. MSS p. 1-26,
undated.
9/160
Sewer Monster Manuscript. MSS p. 1-155,
undated.
9/170
Sewer Monster. Manuscript. MSS p. 1-24. (Chapter
1-3),
undated.
9/180
Shotgun Saturday Night (<emph>A Sheriff Dan Rhodes
Mystery</emph>) Copy edited MSS, leaves 1-203,
undated.
9/190
Shotgun Saturday Night. Manuscript. Dedication
page; MSS p. [1]-195,
undated.
9/200
Skinless Hag, The Edited Manuscript. MSS p. [1-11]
(Unnumbered),
undated.
9/210
Something in the Dark Manuscript. MSS p. [3],
1-294,
undated.
9/220
Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Desert Trek. Prospectus.
p. 1-9,
undated.
9/230
Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Florida Firestorm Folder 1.
Manuscript. Cover letter (2 sheets); story line, p. 1-8; cover letter, Crider;
MSS p. [1]-111,
undated.
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Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Florida Firestorm Folder
2. Manuscript. MSS p. 112-226,
undated.
9/250
Stone, M. I. A. Hunter: Heavy Fire outline,
undated.
9/260
Texas Blood Feud Manuscript. Synopsis: Cantrell
#2: Gulf Coast Gun Hands; Synopsis: Cantrell #3: Cap Rock Rampage; Synopsis:
Cantrell #4: Colorado Cannonball; manuscript p, [1]-161,
undated.
9/270
Texas Blood Feud Prospectus. Rejection letter; MSS
p. [1]-43,
undated.
9/280
Texas Blood Feud, by
Jack McLane Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-161;
Synopsis, Chapters 5-18, p. 40-43,
undated.
9/290
Texas Blood Feud Missing Ch. 1-4
undated.
10/10
Texas Capitol Murders Folder 1. Edited Manuscript.
Notes (3 sheets); MSS p. 14-230,
undated.
10/20
Texas Capitol Murders Folder 2. Edited Manuscript.
MSS p. 237-420,
undated.
10/30
Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 1. Transmittal
letter; review column with note on
Crider's Booked for Hanging; copy edited mss
p. [1], 1-210,
undated.
10/40
Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 2 Copy edited
mss p. 211-430,
undated.
10/50
Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 1, Page Proofs,
p. 0-209,
undated.
10/60
Texas Capitol Murders, The Folder 2, Page Proofs,
p. 210-330,
undated.
10/70
Texas Capitol Murders, The Manuscript
(Prospectus?) MSS p. [1]-11,
undated.
10/80
Texas Capitol Murders, The Manuscript. Chapters
1-5, edited and revised. MSS p. 1-53,
undated.
10/90
Texas Feud as by
Alan Brodnax. Manuscript, p. [1]-58,
undated.
10/100
Texas Vigilante Folder 1, Edited Manuscript. Title
page and layout sheets (10), MSS p. [1]-139,
undated.
10/110
Texas Vigilante Folder 2, Edited Manuscript. MSS
p. 140-265,
undated.
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There Was an Old Woman Manuscript p. [1]-17,
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10/130
Time for a Hanging, A. Folder 1. Edited
Manuscript. Title page, p. iii-v, MSS p. 1-134,
undated.
10/140
Time for a Hanging, A. Folder 2. Edited
Manuscript. MSS p. 135-269,
undated.
10/150
Time for Hanging, A - Synopsis. Synopsis, p.
[1]-[2]. Manuscript p. [2], 1-32,
undated.
10/160
Time for Hanging, A. Page Proofs. Cover letter;
corrections sheet; front matter (6 sheets); p. 1-176,
undated.
10/170
Too Late to Cry Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-206,
undated.
10/180
Too Late to Cry. Manuscript. Note; Prospectus, p.
1-3; 2 unassociated pages?; MSS p. [1]-71; Freestone County Sheriff's Reports
(5); Newton-Funk Wedding Announcement, undated,
undated.
10/190
Too Late to Cry. Prospectus. Synopsis, p. [1]--3;
MSS p. [1]-48,
undated.
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Too Late to Cry. Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-5,
undated.
10/210
Too Late to Die Copy edited Manuscript. MSS p.
1-211,
undated.
10/220
Trailsman/New Orleans Folder 1, holograph note
sheets (2), MSS leaves 1-116,
undated.
10/230
Trailsman/New Orleans Folder 2, MSS leaves
310-117-[220],
undated.
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Trailsman/Silver City Slayer MSS, leaves 1-215,
undated.
11/10
Tunnel Rats, The (Outline) Manuscript. MSS p.
1-10,
undated.
11/20
Under the Gun. (<emph>Sheriff Dan Rhodes</emph>)
Manuscript. MSS p. 1-12,
undated.
11/30
Under the Gun. Synopsis Manuscript. MSS p. 1-12,
undated.
11/40
Untitled 1,
undated.
11/50
Urban Nightmares , Containing Crider's What
a Croc!. Page Proofs, p. [4], 1-274, [1],
undated.
11/60
Vampire Hunter Manuscript. Cover sheet; mss p.
1-57,
undated.
11/70
Vampire Named Fred, A. Manuscript. Title page; MSS
p. 1-101,
undated.
11/80
Vampire Named Fred, A. Partial Copy,
undated.
11/90
Way Down Manuscript p. [1]-10,
undated.
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Werewolf Named Wayne, A Manuscript. MSS p. 1-137,
undated.
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Werewolf Named Wayne, A Manuscript. Title page,
dedication, MSS p. 1-137,
undated.
11/120
What a Croc! Manuscript p. 1-24,
undated.
11/130
When Old Men Die. Folder 1. Manuscript. Front
matter (8 sheets); MSS p. 1-143,
undated.
11/140
When Old Men Die. Folder 2. Manuscript. MSS p.
144-273,
undated.
11/150
When the Old Men Die Folder 1. Page proofs.
Corrections sheet; transmittal letter, style sheet (5 leaves); page proofs p.
[10], 1-94,
undated.
11/160
When the Old Men Die Folder 2. Page proofs, p.
95-192,
undated.
11/170
Who Killed Cock Rogers? Page Proofs, The
Mysterious West. Cover letter; p. [92]-110,
undated.
11/180
Who Killed Cock Rogers? Manuscript. MSS p.
[1]-32,
undated.
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Who Killed Cock Rogers? Manuscript. MSS p. [1]-32,
undated.
11/200
Whole Truth and Nothing But, The,
undated.
11/210
Wild West Show MSS, individual entries, 54 leaves,
undated.
11/220
Winning Can Be Murder Folder 1, Copy edited MSS,
Transmittal letter, note sheets (5 leaves), miscellaneous leaves (5 leaves),
MSS leaves 1-153,
undated.
11/230
Winning Can Be Murder Folder 2, Copy edited MSS,
MSS leaves 154-274,
undated.
11/240
Winning Can Be Murder Folder 1, (A Sheriff
Dan Rhodes Novel). Manuscript, p. [2], 1-148,
undated.
11/250
Winning Can Be Murder Folder 2, (A Sheriff
Dan Rhodes Novel). Manuscript, p. 149-274,
undated.
11/260
Winning Can Be Murder Page proofs. Fax to St.
Martins, corrections sheet, transmittal letter, p. [8], [1]-215, [1],
undated.
12/10
Blood MarksGalley Proofs. Corrections sheet; cover
letter; front matter (4 leaves); p. [2]-296,
undated.
12/20
Cursed to Death. Galley Proofs. Cover letter;
corrections sheets (2 leaves); p. 1-155,
undated.
12/30
Keepers of the Beast. Galley Proofs. Front matter
(3 leaves); p. 8-351,
undated.
12/40
Mike Gonzo and the Invisible Man Galley Proofs.
Corrections sheet; front matter (3 leaves); p. 1-130,
undated.
12/50
Mike Gonzo and the Sewer Monster Galley Proofs.
Corrections sheet; front matter (3 leaves); p. 1-[135],
undated.
12/60
Mike Gonzo and the UFO Terror Galley Proofs. Front
matter (3 leaves); p. 1-[117],
undated.
12/70
Monster Mind. Galley Proofs. Mail receipt;
corrections sheet; cover letter; front matter (3 leaves); p. [8]-348,
undated.
12/80
Shotgun Saturday Night Galley Proofs. Cover
letter; p. 1-90,
undated.
12/90
To Late to Die. Galley Proofs. Corrections sheet;
cover letter, p. 1-84,
undated.
Series 2. Correspondence,
1978-1998.
13/10
Register of all Correspondence,
undated.
13/20
Correspondence,
1978.
13/30
Correspondence,
1979.
13/40
Correspondence,
1980.
13/50
Correspondence,
1981.
13/60
Correspondence,
1982.
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Correspondence,
1983.
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Correspondence,
1984.
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Correspondence,
1985.
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Correspondence,
1986.
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Correspondence,
1987.
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Correspondence,
1988.
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Correspondence,
1989.
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Correspondence,
1990.
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Correspondence,
January-April
1991.
13/160
Correspondence,
May-December
1991.
13/170
Correspondence,
January-July
1993.
13/180
Correspondence,
August-December
1993.
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Correspondence,
January-April
1994.
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Correspondence,
May-June 1994.
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Correspondence,
July-September
1994.
13/220
Correspondence,
October-December
1994.
13/230
Correspondence,
January-March
1995.
13/240
Correspondence,
April-July
1995.
13/250
Correspondence,
August-December
1995.
14/10
Correspondence,
January-March
1996.
14/20
Correspondence,
April-December
1996.
14/30
Correspondence,
1997.
14/40
Correspondence,
1998.
14/50
Letters to
Fred Williams, folder 1,
undated.
14/60
Letters to
Fred Williams, folder 2,
undated.
14/70
Night They Missed the Horror
Show by
Joe Lansdale ,
undated.
14/80
Correspondence,
September
11,1989.
Series 3. Magazines,
1971-Sept.2002, undated.
15/10
AggieCon, Volumes 22-27 ,
undated..
15/20
An American Tragedy and
In Cold Blood, by
John McAleer ,
undated.
15/30
American Crime Writers League Directory,
1995.
15/40
ArmadilloCon, Volumes 17 and 24,
undated.
15/50
Armchair Detective Index,
undated.
15/60
Armchair Detective,
Hubin Bibliography,
undated.
15/70
Armchair Detective, Folder 1, Volume 8 Numbers
2-4,
undated.
15/80
Armchair Detective, Folder 2, Volume 9 Numbers
1-4,
undated.
15/90
Armchair Detective, Folder 3, Volume 10 Numbers
1-4,
undated.
15/100
Armchair Detective, Folder 4, Volume 11 Numbers
1-4,
undated.
15/110
Armchair Detective, Folder 5, Volume 12 Number 1,
undated.
15/120
Armchair Detective, Folder 6, Volume 17 Number 3,
undated.
15/130
Armchair Detective, Folder 7, Volume 19 Numbers
1-2,
undated.
15/140
Armchair Detective, The, Folder 8 Volume 28 Number
2,
undated.
15/150
Austin Writer,
January 1991.
15/160
Bare Bones, Volume 1 Number 3 and 4,
Spring 1999.
15/170
BoucherCon (12-15) Folder 1,
October
1981-1984.
15/180
BoucherCon (16-17) Folder 2,
October
1985-1986.
15/190
BoucherCon (18, 20) Folder 3,
October 1987,
1989.
15/200
BoucherCon (23) Folder 4, (2 copies),
October
1992-1994.
15/210
BoucherCon (24) Folder 5, (2 copies),
undated.
15/220
BoucherCon (25) Folder 6, (2 copies),
undated.
15/230
BoucherCon (27) Folder 7, 1996 (2 copies),
undated.
15/240
BoucherCon 1999, Folder 8.
15/250
BoucherCon 2001, Folder 9,
Bill Crider Fan Guest of Honor pg 18.
15/260
BoucherCon 2002, Folder 10.
15/270
BoucherCon: Edward D. Hoch Bibliography,
1955-1991.
16/10
Bookman’s Weekly,
May 9, 1988.
16/20
Bud Plant’s Comic Art Update and
Incredible Catalog,
undated.
16/30
Bulletin, Folder 1: Numbers 31, 33, 34, 36-39, 42,
43, 45-49,
undated.
16/40
Bulletin, Folder 2: Numbers 50-56, 58, 60, 64-70,
72,
undated.
16/50
Cinefantastique,
Feb 1982 .
16/60
Cliffhanger, Folder 1, Issues 1011,
undated.
16/70
Cliffhanger, Folder 2, Issues 12 13,
undated.
16/80
Cliffhanger, Folder 3, Issues 14 15,
undated.
16/90
Cliffhanger, Folder 4, Issues 16 17,
undated.
16/100
Collecting Paperbacks, Vol. 2 No.3,
undated.
16/110
Collecting Richard Matheson (article copy),
undated.
16/120
Crime Times, Vol. 1, Issues 1,2,4,7,9 Vol. 2 issue
3,
undated.
16/130
Dark Horse Comics,
Hard Looks Review,
undated.
16/140
Dead Beat, The,
Summer 1997.
16/150
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 1, Issues 1-5,
undated.
16/160
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 2, Issues 6-9,
undated.
16/170
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 3, Issues 11-15,
undated.
16/180
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 4, Issues 16-20,
undated.
16/190
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 5, Issues 21-25,
undated.
16/200
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 6, Issues 26-29,
undated.
16/210
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 7, Issues 31-34,
undated.
16/220
Deadly Pleasures, Folder 8, Issue 35: Crider Page
30,
undated.
16/230
Donald Wandrei Archive, Selections From,
undated.
16/240
Dossier, The: Issue 1 (2 copies),
undated.
16/250
Executioner, The by Mack Bolan,
undated.
16/260
Exhibit of the Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs,
undated.
16/270
EyeCon ’95 (2 copies),
1995.
16/280
The Fatal Kiss 2,
undated.
16/290
Firsts: Collecting Modern First Editions,
Nov 1991.
16/300
Ford Times,
Oct 1985.
16/310
Fourth World Fantasy Convention,
undated.
16/320
Gaslight Books Newsletter,
Oct 1992.
16/330
Horror Show, The: An Adventure in Terror,
Fall 1986.
16/340
JDM Bibliophile, folder 1, No. 3-12,
undated.
16/350
JDM Bibliophile, folder 2, No. 13-21,
undated.
16/360
JDM Bibliophile Misc. Documents,
undated.
16/370a
John Nieminski: Somewhere a Roscoe (2 copies),
undated.
16/370b
Lady in the 10,000 Lakes, The,
undated.
Box 17
Mystery and
Detective Monthly, Nos. 1-190, Excluding Nos. 91,
103, 139-141, 151,
undated.
18/10
Left Coast Crime,
February 15-18,
1991.
18/20
Linington Lineup, The,
July ‘96.
18/30
Locus,
June ’83 and Aug
’83.
18/40
Lost Race and
Adult Fantasy Fiction: 69 Books, Advisory Editors
R. Reginald and Douglas Menville (2 copies),
undated.
18/50
March of Crime, The,
Newsletter of the Mystery Writers of America ,
undated.
18/60
Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine, Premier
Issue,
Spring ‘97.
18/70
Mean Streets, Issues 1-3, 5, 7, 8,
undated.
18/80
Mostly Murder, Book Review Newspaper,
May 18, 1989.
18/90
Murder and Mayhem, Pocket Guide to Mystery Fiction
No.4,
undated.
18/100
Murder at the Opera, by Marvin Lachman,
undated.
18/110
Mystery and Adventure Review, The,
undated.
18/120
Mystery Fancier, The, Index to
the Mystery Fancier Vol. 6-10, Vol. 1 No. 1-3,
5-6, Vol. 2 No. 3, Vol. 3 No. 1-4, Vol. 4 No. 1-2, 4-6, Vol. 5 No. 1-3, 5-6,
Vol. 6 No. 2, Vol. 7 No. 1, 4-6, Vol. 8 No. 1-4, 6, Vol. 9 No. 1, 3, 4, 6, Vol.
10 No. 1-2, Vol. 11 No. 2-4, Vol. 12 No.4,
undated.
18/130
Mystery File, Nos. 1, 24-30, 32,
undated.
18/140
Mystery Lover’s Newsletter, Vol. 2 No. 5,
undated.
18/150
Mystery Magazine, May ’81 Vol. 2 No. 3.
18/160
Mysterious News, Vol. 1 No. 2, 3, 5, Vol. 2 No. 1,
.
18/170
Mystery News, Vol. 8 No. 6, Front page interview
with
Bill Crider,
undated.
18/180
Mystery Readers of America Journal, Folder 1,
Fall’86, Winter ’87, Spring-Winter ‘88.
18/190
Mystery Readers of America Journal, Folder 2,
Winter ’89, Spring-Winter ‘90,
.
18/200
Mystery Reader’s Newsletter, Folder 1, Vol. 3 No.
3-6, Vol. 4 No. 2-6,
undated.
18/210
Mystery Reader’s Newsletter, Folder 2, Vol. 5 No.
2-6, Vol. 6 No. 1-2,